It’s that time again - time to read up on this weeks strange but fascinatingly informative food trivia and prepare yourselves to impress your friends and family over the weekend. Regular followers of this FoodEssentials.com post have become “that person” - the person who seems to know the most obscure little things about anything and everything.
In this weeks edition we uncover the true meaning of the Italian word “linguine”, and it is not as romantic as it may first appear. We discover that chicken soup can do a whole lot more than fill your tummy and make you feel better when your sick. And also of interest is the enormous amount of money that American Airlines saved by eliminating a single olive from each dinner in first class - it will make you appreciate why airplane food in an economical crisis is the way it is! All this plus the usual quotes of the day and much more.. ENJOY!
In this weeks edition we uncover the true meaning of the Italian word “linguine”, and it is not as romantic as it may first appear. We discover that chicken soup can do a whole lot more than fill your tummy and make you feel better when your sick. And also of interest is the enormous amount of money that American Airlines saved by eliminating a single olive from each dinner in first class - it will make you appreciate why airplane food in an economical crisis is the way it is! All this plus the usual quotes of the day and much more.. ENJOY!
It’s that time again - time to read up on this weeks strange but fascinatingly informative food trivia and prepare yourselves to impress your friends and fam... more
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Did you know… Almonds are a member of the peach family? Apparently so are Brazil Nuts!
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”One of the disadvantages of wine is that it makes a man mistake words for thoughts” ~ Samuel Johnson
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Did you know…American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating 1 olive from each salad served in first-class?
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"I cook with wine. Sometimes I even add it to the food.” ~ W.C. Fields
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Did you know…The first product to have a bar code was Wrigley’s gum?
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“A friend of mine drowned in a bowl of muesli. A strong currant pulled him in.” ~ Tommy Cooper
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Did you know…Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning? Must be the chewing action?
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“Fish is the only food that is considered spoiled once it smells like what it is.” ~ P.J. O’Rourke
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Did you know…In the Middle Ages, chicken soup was believed to be an aphrodisiac?
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Did you know…the literal meaning of the Italian word linguine is “Little Tongues”?
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